The Onion Field

The Onion Field
1979CrimeDrama122 mins
★★★★★

Plot

An LA police officer is murdered in the onion fields outside of Bakersfield. However, legal loopholes could keep his kidnappers from receiving justice, and his partner is haunted by overwhelming survivor's guil... read more

  • Harold Becker

    Director

  • Eric Roth

    Screenplay

  • Joseph Wambaugh

    Screenplay

  • Joseph Wambaugh

    Novel

  • Charles Rosher Jr.

    Director of Photography

  • John W. Wheeler

    Editor

  • John Savage

    Karl Hettinger

  • James Woods

    Gregory Powell

  • Franklyn Seales

    Jimmy Smith

  • Ted Danson

    Ian Campbell

  • Ronny Cox

    Pierce Brooks

  • David Huffman

    District Attorney Phil Halpin

  • Christopher Lloyd

    Jailhouse Lawyer

  • Dianne Hull

    Helen Hettinger

  • Priscilla Pointer

    Chrissie Campbell

  • Beege Barkette

    Greg's Woman

  • Richard Herd

    Beat Cop

  • Le Tari

    Emmanuel McFadden

  • Richard Venture

    Glenn Bates

  • Lee Weaver

    Billy

  • Pat Corley

    Jimmy's Lawyer #2

  • K Callan

    Mrs. Powell

  • Sandy McPeak

    Mr. Powell

  • Lillian Randolph

    Nana

  • Ned Wilson

    LAPD Captain

  • Jack Rader

    IAD Captain

  • Bradford English

    Red Haired Cop

  • Wendell Wright

    LAPD Sergeant

  • Stanley Grover

    Greg's Lawyer #2

  • Michael Pataki

    District Attorney Dino Fulgoni

  • Steve Conte

    Prison Guard #1

  • Burke Byrnes

    CHP Officer Odom

  • Vincent Caristi

    Young Man

  • Don Starr

    Judge #1

  • William Dial

    Liquor Store Owner

  • Raymond Guth

    Prison Guard #2

  • Raleigh Bond

    Judge #2

  • Sandy Ward

    Pawnbroker

  • William Sanderson

    Young Con

  • Charles Cyphers

    Chaplain

  • Peter Miller

    Oscar

  • Richard Seff

    Jimmy's Lawyer

  • Robert Lee Jarvis

    Bakerfield Detective

  • Allen Williams

    Poker Playing Cop

  • Jon K. Greene

    CHP Officer Chris

  • Dolores Sandoz

    Court Reporter

    • Runtime

    122 minutes

    Released

    1979-09-09

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    Black Marble Productions

    AVCO Embassy Pictures

    Sound

  • Eumir Deodato

    Original Music Composer

    • Updated

    411 days ago

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